Re: developingguiwithopen-cascade

SALOME GUI module, often also called SUIT (=SALOME User Interface Toolkit) provides a functionality which can be used to build CAD applications front-end. It includes a set of packages which can be used as "bricks" to build GUI framework of the application. SUIT is Qt-based and provides (among other features) integration with CASCADE, VTK, Qwt libraries. For example, OCCViewer package wraps Open CASCADE visualization features, VTKViewer makes the same for the VTK library, etc. SUIT source package implements base GUI mechanisms, STD package allows building SDI, MDI, and multi-desktop GUI environment, CAF package provides front-end for Open CASCADE CAF (application framework), etc.

Re: developingguiwithopen-cascade

Re: developingguiwithopen-cascade

Has anyone looked at using the LGPL'd Qt4 yet - Qt3 is still problematic in relation to its open source licensing and Visual Studio and would probably still require using the Qt/Win'd version on sourceforge developed for building KDE3.

Any thoughts?

Pete

Re: developingguiwithopen-cascade

Has anyone looked at using the LGPL'd Qt4 yet - Qt3 is still problematic in relation to its open source licensing and Visual Studio and would probably still require using the Qt/Win'd version on sourceforge developed for building KDE3.

Any thoughts?

Pete

Hi Pete and all salome platform users,

For information, the next published version will be the 5.1.1. It has already been tagged
internally and we hope to publish it on site in two or three weeks. One of the main modification of
this version is that all the graphical parts has been ported from qt3 to qt4 (a lot of work as you can
imagine !). I have ported this version on qt4.5.0 after you send a message on that in the forum
(Indeed, there were only two modifications).

For windows ... this version is not yet compatible ! We have all the patches to compile on windows
but some of them remain not integrated by lack of time before the 5.1.1 tag. I will say more on that
point after the 5.1.1 publication.

Re: developingguiwithopen-cascade

As I've said before, I and I'm sure others on the qtocc/salomesmesh/salomegeometry projects would be pleased to help deliver this with you - you only have to ask!

Pete

I know that you or others can help ... but, concerning the windows port of salome, We are working
on the version based on qt4 which have not been published yet. That's why I conclude my message
saying that I will precise more points on windows after the publication.

Regards, E.A.

Re: developingguiwithopen-cascade

Has anyone looked at using the LGPL'd Qt4 yet - Qt3 is still problematic in relation to its open source licensing and Visual Studio and would probably still require using the Qt/Win'd version on sourceforge developed for building KDE3.

Any thoughts?

Pete

Hi Pete and all salome platform users,

For information, the next published version will be the 5.1.1. It has already been tagged
internally and we hope to publish it on site in two or three weeks. One of the main modification of
this version is that all the graphical parts has been ported from qt3 to qt4 (a lot of work as you can
imagine !). I have ported this version on qt4.5.0 after you send a message on that in the forum
(Indeed, there were only two modifications).

For windows ... this version is not yet compatible ! We have all the patches to compile on windows
but some of them remain not integrated by lack of time before the 5.1.1 tag. I will say more on that
point after the 5.1.1 publication.

Regards,

E.A.

Hi Erwan,
Do you mean a totally new version of Salome will come out soon? Is it a stable release?

What about the version of python in the coming 5.1.1? And... I am interested in its Changlog.

Re: developingguiwithopen-cascade

....For information, the next published version will be the 5.1.1. It has already been tagged internally and we hope to publish it on site in two or three weeks.....

Erwan,

Its been a long 3 weeks - its always dangerous to predict a Salome release date.

Is there a better estimate for the next release date yet?

Pete

Hi Pete,

Yes, I have a better estimate for the next release, it is 10/07/2009
Indeed, you are right ... it is difficult to predict a Salome release date,
it is easiest after the release has been published !

Regards,

E.A.

Erwan,

Ah yes, but does 10/07/2009 mean 10th July, 2009 (i.e. in the past, like the Brits use) or 7th October, 2009 (i.e. in the future like the Americans use). That could be the root cause of your scheduling problems...

Only joking - but still awaiting for your next announcements on Win32!

Re: developingguiwithopen-cascade

The simplest way to build SALOME on Windows is using of embedded cmake-based build procedure (refer to KERNEL module sources).
You'll need binaries of the pre-requisite products (either download from SALOME ftp repository, see this thread: http://www.salome-platform.org/forum/forum_14/thread_2896; or build them manully). Also you will need a compiler (if you download SALOME products from the ftp repository, you'll need to use Visual Studio 2009 Express Edition) and latest version of cmake (www.cmake.org).